Amusement device.



A. V. LOTT.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12. 1915.

1,145,326., PatentedJuly 6,1915.

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A. v. LOTT.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE,

APPLICATION FILED JAN,12, I9l5.

1,145,326. v PatentedJuly 6, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatIfARCHIE V. LOTT, a citizen of the United States, residingat Sellersburg, in the county of Clark and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful the device, especially as regards thesupport- I ing means for the see-saw and to render the same safe 1n operation. I

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the in-- vention is better understood, the same consists 1n the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts i v which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,

butthat changes, alterations and modificai tions within the scope of the claims maybe resorted to when desired. v

In the drawings,'-Figure 1 is a top plan View of a device constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is aside eleva- A frame or carriage A is provided, the

same comprising side members 15 which are provided with bearings for axles 16 having wheels 17, said wheels being flanged after the manner of ordinary car wheels so that they will be adapted to run on a track. a

portion of which is indicated M18. The

boxes wherein the axles are journaled are equipped with anti-friction ball bearings 19.

Extending longitudinally above the frame is a ridge pole 20 which is supported by means of inclined legs 21 at the ends thereof,

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capable of oscillating about the axis'of the ridge pole so that the platfo-rm23 -may rock i :1 on said ridge pole. The platform 23 is pro-- vided on its upper side with flanges or guide+ I Patented 71113 651915. Application filed January 12, 1915 s ia 'n 1,844. f 3 v n srATEsrAJE T on. j

said legs being "supported on the "frame bars '15 adjacent to theendsof the latter. Mount ed on the ridge pole 20 intermediate the ends thereof isa sleeve 22 with which a platform 23 is' securely connected, said sleeve being.

ways 2-1 to accommodate the; see-saw '25 a which consists ofaboard of suitable length 'slidably engaging 'the guideways;1,guide-i ways are provided with means "such' as set" screws 26 frictionally engagingthe-boardor see-saw for the purpose ofmaint aining" the board in adjusted position with respect to a said platform. The see-saw board may be' provided at the ends thereof with seats 27.. Supported for rotation in the framemem bers 15 about midway between the ends thereof is a shaft 28 havin gicranks 29rthat extendin diametrically opposite directions with respect to said shaft, *each ofsaidcranks being connected with one end ofjthe platform 23 by means ofa pitman30. The e shaft 28 is provided with sprocket wheels 31 that are connected by chains 82 withsprocket wheels 33onfthe axles 16 It will beseenthat by rocking movement shaft 28 will be rotated, motion being trans mitted from said shaft to the axles 16 carrying riage to travel along the track 18. The track 35 i of the see-saw and of'the plaform-23 the.

may be straight,- curved or circular in which 1 event the movement of the carriage may be j I continued indefinitely. It is obvious that by v adjustment of theboard, 25 with respect to the platform 23, the lengthof the" arms of the leverformed by said board 25 may be a varied to, compensate for the variation weight of two persons occupying seats at the two ends of the see-saw.

vIt will particularly observed that the ridge pole on which the see-saw is supported Or rockingmovement is disposed longi- I .1,

tudinally with respect" to the traveling wheel supported frame or carriage and that consequently the see-saw is disposed to opcrate transversely of said carriage. The

passengers will thus be seated out .ofthe path of the carriage, and ifione should fall to the ground serious injury is not liable to happen, as would be the case in a device where the see-saw is disposed longitudinally with respect to the carriage and where at with respect to the frame, means for transmitting motion from the platform to the wheel carrying axles to propel the carriage, and a see-saw supported on the rocking platform with its ends projecting beyond the sides thereof.

2. In an amusement device, a frame or carriage having revoluble wheel carrying axles, a ridge pole supported above the frame and longitudinally with respect thereto, a rocking platform mounted on the ridge pole transversely with respect to the carriage, a see-saw supported on the rocking platform with its ends projecting beyond the sides of the carriage, said see-saw being connected with the platform for adjustment in the direction of its length, and means for transmitting motion from the rocking platform to the wheel carrying axles, said means including a shaft supported for rotation intermediate the axles and in parallel relation thereto, chain trans missions between said shaft and the axles, cranks on the intermediate shafts, and pitmen connecting the cranks with the rocking platform.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two'witnesses.

ARCHIE LOTT.

Witnesses:

OLLm W. LOTT, VVALLER J. Scorr.

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